Stephen King and philosophy / edited by Jacob M. Held.
Held, Jacob M., 1977- editor.
2016
PS3561.I483 Z8784 2016
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Title
Stephen King and philosophy / edited by Jacob M. Held.
ISBN
9781442253841 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781442269767 (e-book)
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (324 pages).
Call Number
PS3561.I483 Z8784 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
813/.54
Summary
"Haunting us with such unforgettable stories as The Shining, Shawshank Redemption, Salem's Lot, Carrie, The Green Mile, and Pet Semetary, Stephen King has been an anchor of American horror, science fiction, psychological thrillers, and suspense for over forty years. His characters have brought chills to our spines and challenged our notions of reality while leaving us in awe of the perseverance of the human spirit. As the first book in the new Great Authors and Philosophy series, Stephen King and Philosophy reveals some of the deeper issues raised by King's work. From retribution, freedom, and moral relativity, to death and insanity, the chapters of this book expose how King's stories access the questions and fears that nag each of us in the middle of night."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Held, Jacob M., 1977- editor.
Series
Great authors and philosophy
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Introduction: On Writing Popular Philosophy / Jacob M. Held
There is no God in Desperation: Tak and the Problem of Evil / Jacob M. Held and C. Taylor Sutton
Female Subjectivity in Stephen King's Carrie / Kellye Byal
"Sometimes Death is Better": King, Daedalus, Dragon-Tyrants, and Deathism / Katherine Allen
"Gan is Dead": Nietzsche and Roland's Eternal Recurrence / Garret Merriam
Rāma of Gilead: Hindu Philosophy in The Dark Tower / Matthew A. Butkus
What's Wrong with Roland? Utilitarianism and the Dark Tower / Greg Littman
Stephen King and Aristotelian Friendship: An Analysis of The Body and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption / Bertha Alvarez Manninen
Propaganda and Pedagogy for Apt Pupils / Michael K. Potter and Cam Cobb
The Shining's Overlook Hotel as Heterotopia / Elizabeth Hornbeck
Broadcast Dystopia: Power and Violence in The Running Man and The Long Walk / Joseph J. Foy and Timothy M. Dale
Stephen King and the Art of Horror / Greg Littman
"You weren't hired to philosophize, Torrance": The Death of the Author in The Shining / Charles Bane
What Happens to the Present When it Becomes the Past: Time Travel and the Nature of Time in The Langoliers / Paul R. Daniels
Notes on Foreknowledge, Truthmaking, and Counterfactuals from The Dead Zone / Tuomas W. Manninen
Time Belongs to the Tower / Randall Auxier
Ur 88,416 / Randall Auxier
From Desperation to Haven: Horror, Compassion, and Arthur Schopenhauer / Jacob M. Held.

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